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'No Historie So Meete'

Gentry Culture and the Development of Local History in Elizabethan and Early Stuart England. Politics, Culture and Society in Early Modern Britain

By (author) Jan Broadway
Format: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Manchester University Press, Manchester, United Kingdom
Published: 1st Nov 2012
Dimensions: w 156mm h 234mm d 14mm
Weight: 381g
ISBN-10: 0719072956
ISBN-13: 9780719072956
Barcode No: 9780719072956
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This book explores the importance of history to Elizabethan and early Stuart gentry and how this led to a vibrant antiquarian culture. The family, town and county histories written by the community, which form the core of the study, had an influence on the development of local history in England which lasted into the twentieth century and is still felt today. Eschewing a narrow historiographical approach, the author examines a range of manuscript and published works and other material reflecting the gentry's interest in the past: pedigree rolls, antiquarian notebooks, heraldic displays and maps. The book provides a survey of the development of local history in England from its medieval origins to 1660. This is followed by chapters on the practicalities of local historical research: the national educational and institutional framework, the development of regional networks of local historians and the gentlemen who controlled access to their sources, and analysis of the source materials available. The final section features chapters on genealogy, didacticism and the physical world. -- .

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Not a word is wasted in this compact and richly detailed book, which must be read in full to be properly appreciated. -- .